Second Man Wanted in LAPD Patrol Car Shooting Captured in Vegas

Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 • Updated at 6:28 PM PST
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Gunshots were fired at an LAPD patrol car in South LA on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014.

Authorities on Wednesday captured a second person wanted in connection with a shooting at an LAPD patrol car in South Los Angeles over the weekend, officials said.

James Brooks, 19, was taken into custody in Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon and will be extradited to LA by the Fugitive Task Force, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.

Teen Shot at LAPD Car During Gang Rivalry: DA

Los Angeles police officers were driving about 9:30 p.m. Sunday near 62nd and Hoover streets when two people fired at their squad car, police said. The officers fired back, but the two people fled. No one was hurt.


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